Improvement in railway-rail joints



B. c. CROWLEY & J. n. KELLEY.

Railway Rail-Joints. N0']52,55] Patentedlune30,i874.

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BARTHOLOMEW O. OROWVLEY AND JOHN D. KELLEY, OF RENOVO, PA.

IMPROVEMENT IN RAILWAY-RAIL JOINTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 152,55 1, dated J une30,1874; application filed March 21,1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, B. O. GROVVLEY and JOHN D. KELLEY, of Renovo,Clinton county, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and ImprovedRail-Joint, of which the following is a specification:

The invention will first be fully described, and then pointed out in theclaim.

Figure l is a plan view of our improved rail-joint. Fig. 2 is a sectionon line :0 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line-y 3 and Fig. 4 is asection of one of the chair and fish plates.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the chair-plates; B, the clips, and O the fish-plates, madeof wrought metal, in one piece, the plates being long enough forextending across two ties, D, and resting at the ends on them, while theclips are of the usual length, and located at the middle, where therails E meet in them, thus combining the chair and fish plates, whichunites the bolt and spike fastening in aid of both the chair and fishplates. F represents the knee-shaped guard-chairs of cast metal, whichare bolted up to the fish-plate on one side by one of the bolts used forfastening them, and also bolted or spiked to the tie at G. The end orface, bearing against thefish-plate, also the shoulders I and J, bearingagainst the flange of the rail and edges of the chair, are rounded, toallow the chair to be closely bound to the several parts, and at thesame time allowed to move forward and back, as the rail expands andcontracts, without cramping unduly. H represents the metal platesemployed under the chair-plates, to protect the ties and hold thespikes. They may be used or not, as preferred.

Having thus described our invention, we

claim as new and desire to secure Patent- The combination of two plates,A B O, A B G, and two guard-chairs, F F, spiked upon two tics, D D, andbolted. to the rails E E, in the manner described.

BARTHOLOMEW C. CROWLEY. JOHN D. KELLEY.

by Letters Witnesses:

JOHN FLANIGAN, WM. 0. HOLAHAN.

